Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 4 to 5, 1999

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 4 to 5, 1999
Start: 1999-06-04T20:52
End: 1999-06-05T19:55
Location: Nebraska

June 4 to 5, 1999 · NWS LBF · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

6 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $8,000
Crop damage: $75,000
Events: 8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:51 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Keya Paha

When: June 4, 8:52 PM CST
Where: Keya Paha County, 11 mi NW of Springview
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.930, -99.880

Hail, Cherry

When: June 4, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Cherry County, 13 mi S of Wood Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.450, -100.230

Hail, Keya Paha

When: June 4, 9:52 PM CST
Where: Keya Paha County, 10 mi WSW of Springview
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $4,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.770, -99.920

Hail, Lincoln

When: June 5, 4:18 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, North Platte
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.150, -100.780

Hail, Lincoln

When: June 5, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 20 mi NNE of North Platte
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $4,000
Crop damage: $25,000
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 41.420, -100.630

Tornado, Sheridan

When: June 5, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, 7 mi WSW of Gordon
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.770, -102.330

The tornado touched down briefly over open rangeland.

Tornado, Sheridan

When: June 5, 5:11 PM CST
Where: Sheridan County, 3 mi NW of Rushville
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 42.750, -102.500

Spotters observed a brief tornado touch down in open country.

Hail, Keya Paha

When: June 5, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Keya Paha County, 18 mi ENE of Springview
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 42.920, -99.400

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1999 Warnings in Nebraska, June 1999

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5706042, 5706043, 5706044, 5706046, 5706045, 5706047, 5706048, 5706049.